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“Verskrikking en vrees het op hulle geval; deur die grootheid van u arm was hulle stom soos ’n klip (Exodus 15:16). “Hy sal jou liefhê en jou seën en jou vermenigvuldig, en Hy sal die vrug van jou liggaam seën en die vrugte van jou land, jou koring en jou mos en jou olie, die aanteel van jou beeste en die aanteel van jou kleinvee...Geseënd sal jy wees bo al die volke...En die HERE sal elke krankheid van jou wegneem en al die kwaai siektes van Egipte wat jy ken, nie op jou lê nie” (Deuteronómium 7:13-15).
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"Even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt" (Exodus 12:41). The Israelites left Egypt with glorious promises ringing in their ears: "Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation" (Exodus 15:13). "Fear and dread shall fall upon them [your enemies]; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as stone" (Exodus 15:16). "He will... bless thee, and multiply thee...the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.... Thou shalt be blessed above all people... The Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt...upon thee" (Deuteronomy 7:13-15). "The Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible...there shall no man be able to stand before thee" (Deuteronomy 7:21, 24).
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